main body (of an army); main force; these troops
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
rare; uncommon; not often seen
declaration of war; proclamation of war
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
quiet; still; surreptitious
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
absence; disregard; indifference
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt